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/bi tayk"/, v.t., betook, betaken, betaking.1. to cause to go (usually used reflexively): She betook herself to town.2. Archaic. to resort or have recourse to.[1175-1225; ME bitaken. See BE-, TAKE]
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Betake — Be*take , v. t. [imp. {Betook}; p. p. {Betaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Betaking}.] [Pref. be + take.] 1. To take or seize. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To have recourse to; to apply; to resort; to go; with a reflexive pronoun. [1913 Webster] They … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
betake — ► VERB (past betook; past part. betaken) (betake oneself to) literary ▪ go to … English terms dictionary
betake — (v.) c.1200, from BE (Cf. be ) + TAKE (Cf. take). Related: Betook; betaken … Etymology dictionary
betake — [bē tāk′, bitāk′] vt. betook [betook′] betaken, betaking [ME bitaken: see BE & TAKE] 1. to go: used reflexively [he betook himself to his own kingdom] 2. Archaic to direct or devote (oneself) … English World dictionary
betake — verb /bɪˈteɪk/ a) To go or move. a rain cloud [...] had betaken a dusky brown color, and about its lower verge a fringe of fine straight lines of rain was suggested [...]. b) To commit to a specified action. I was glad of my arrival for I was… … Wiktionary
betake — verb (past betook; past participle betaken) (betake oneself to) literary go to … English new terms dictionary
betake — verb past tense betook, past participle betaken betake yourself to literary to go somewhere … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
betake oneself to — literary go to. → betake … English new terms dictionary
betake — transitive verb (betook; betaken; taking) Date: 14th century 1. archaic commit 2. to cause (oneself) to go … New Collegiate Dictionary
betake — v. (formal and obsol.) (P; refl.) he betook himself to the fair * * * [bɪ teɪk] (formal and obsol.) (P; refl.) he betook himself to the fair … Combinatory dictionary
